A blog as expression of a perspective and take on international issues, most specially human rights, conflict situation and other topics worthy of interest and action.
Onada expansiva aims to be a catalyst for internationalist discussion on current issues with our own research and contributions from any other source.
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Sunday, December 25, 2016

Available in the Videos page a lecture by Dr Shaylih Muhelmann, associate professor of anthropology at the University of British Columbia (Canada), on the human cost of the so-called war on drugs in Mexico.

Thursday, September 22, 2016

In this section you will find reports, in-depth analysis and investigative materials in English, French, Spanish or Catalan on a range of issues and topics, from public health to human rights or specific national situations uploaded between 2011 and 2015 (new material will be made available weekly) . Each title provides a link to the original location, a summary or/and highlights and context information (posts in the blog, tweets and other sources).

A member of US military forces walks through the remains of a church in Mogadishu, Somalia. Made in December 1992 during Operation Restore Hope Rich MasonFlickr

Dr. Omar was conducting an exploratory laparotomy on a female patient with a bullet wound in her abdomen when the entire hospital shook with the sound of explosions. Windows were shattering and a light and plaster fell from the ceiling. A nurse ran in to say that a missile had been fired through the wall of another operating theater, that three patients had been killed, and staff and patients were rushing to take shelter in the basement. Dr. Omar stayed with his patient, stitching her up even while the building reverberated with the assault.